He has finally decided to move up to B.C.. We have the best plywood around. Damn I was hoping to run into him at Costco one day. If and when they reopen the boarder. Love your channel, Thank you.
I was able to pick up 18mm premcore plus at AWI Tacoma, WA. Nice stuff. Right next door is an Edensaw warehouse. If you call ahead and let Edensaw know you want to pick up in Tacoma you can get 5.2mm pre-finished, 12mm, 15mm and 19mm there or just go to their retail lumber yard in Port Townsend, WA if that's an option.
Hi Ron, Enjoy the videos and been a fan for long time. I live in Wa. ; but am having trouble sourcing the premcore-plus plywood. I have a Windsor dealer a few hours away but he seems unable to find a supplier. Was curious if you were still able to find the product.
Brett, I posted a video recently ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6MpdLnlaCjE.html announcing that Ultralight is available again. I suggest you contact Sam at Repairadise sam@reparadise.co as he is shipping Ultralight to all 48 states. He puts together shipments combining other shops and DIYers to reduce the price per sheet and reduce shipping. He just sent a big order to multiple Smartwoodshop Fam members in South Carolina.
Lucky you. I'm overseas and there are no big box stores so hunting for timber and hardware is a major exercise. Plywood is a shocker. Basically you take your chances. Firstly all of it is heavy and the quality is variable. It can be perfectly smooth with very few voids and the laminations well bonded. More typically it has a lot of voids and the surface is irregular with waves and bumps all over it to the point that to remove them you end up sanding through the veneer. A lot of it has filler pieces to cover large gaps in the veneer and by the time you allow for poor storage and handling it is often water stained and badly scratched. I've found one decent supplier but they are on the other side of the city and freight costs a bomb. I work with what I can. If the material is good enough I edge, stain and varnish. Otherwise I paint. At this stage I am not a competent carpenter so finish is not the only worry. I'll live with it until my skills improve then I'll get fussy.
Hi Ron, what brand, type and length of screws have you found to work best with this 18mm Premcore Plus plywood? The plywood’s core is very soft. I used GRK construction screws and somehow the screws almost went through the entire thickness of the 18mm Premcore Plus plywood. I wonder if I picked a wrong fastener.
Love all your content. In process of making my own SMART wood shop from your plans. Question: have you ever thought of using a portable tiger stop in tandem with your Kapex and miter bench tables?
Ron, in the video you said the 18mm was lighter and that is why you chose to build with 18mm vice 12mm. Yet when you weighed the panels the 18mm was 9.5# heavier. There is a bit of consternation there.
You missed it! In a previous video he bought 18 mil and 12 mil and the 12 Mill was heavier. It turns out they were from two different manufacturers. In this video, both the 12 mil and 18 mil are from the same company and the 12mm is lighter.
Sent Canusa an email back on July 20 when you first started using it to ask where I could buy it locally in Alberta and still have not received a reply.
Received a reply today (coincidental timing?) for those in Alberta: "Hello Kevin, Apologies for the delay in responding to your enquiry. We have had a huge influx of interest since Ron Paulk started making his videos. This is a new product for Canada, so we have only recently got material into Vancouver. We have supplied some material to Lancashire Distribution, Edmonton Alternatively, you could try PJ White Hardwoods in Calgary or Edmonton"
Likely varies by location and supplier. As with any good quality product, you get what you pay for. I'd expect to pay between $50 and $75 US per sheet.
@@tamugrad2007 Thanks, been buying Baltic Birch at around the same price, maybe even a little more. The only problem is that I having a hard time finding the Premcore Plus in the San Francisco area. A couple lumber suppliers said they could order it, but none carry as a "stock" item
@@Zamboni-0805 Yeah, it appears that manufactured lumber products are very regional. Makes sense because most are using locally grown forestry for their material. That said, you could probably get pretty much anything you want if you're willing to pay the cost of shipping. If it's for a Paulk bench or workstation that you will be using for years to come, perhaps it's worth it. If it's for commercial use, the additional investment cost will be absorbed quickly.
@@tamugrad2007 Ron did a previous video about this stuff (I can't remember if it was a couple of months ago or me looking through all his old videos) and from memory it was the lower end of your range. "Surprisingly cheap" from what I remember. Of course we can't get it in the UK . :-(
John, do you have any more details? There are some lighter poplar cored plywoods appearing here in the UK, I'm phoning tomorrow to see how expensive it is from my nearest supplier (Glasgow, I'm in Edinburgh).
Great you found the best plywood in the world... Canusa does not have a vendor list on their website. So we get to hear how awesome it is but have no clue where to buy it. It's odd how much of a cheerleader you are for this product and all the free advertising you give them with all your viewers that they would give you a vendor's list. Somebody in marketing in at canusa is failing miserably at their job.
Why is it odd? It's a great product, he likes it, and it's available to him. Do less whining and try doing your own legwork and find something comparable.
